WIP - (ambitious) World Map of fictious earth-like planet

[Pixie]

Thank you.

I am really loving the task in hand. But looking at the same thing for so long has left me wondering (and this is where members input would be really helpful) if the whole thing looks believable.
I mean, really, completely, utterly... real-looking?
- Too many mountain ranges, not enough?
- Too many highlands, not enough?
- Are plateaus visible?
- Are river basins clear, not enough, too obvious? That sort of thing..
- Do the islands feel right?
- Can you "get a grasp" of where the crust is bending/wrinkling?
- etc, etc

[Raptori]

- Too many mountain ranges, not enough?

Looks about right to me. I checked the scale of the continent on the full world map to be sure, and it's definitely believable.

- Too many highlands, not enough?

Depends on the underlying geography really. It's quite a tall continent, but it's definitely within reason. Personally, I really like it, rugged terrain like that can be really interesting.

- Are plateaus visible?

Definitely.

- Are river basins clear, not enough, too obvious? That sort of thing..

They look really good to me, even without the rivers visible you can clearly see where they'll go because the elevation is so clear.

- Do the islands feel right?

Yes, though I think they could be improved by adding some contour lines to the sea floor, so they look more like peaks of underwater mountains (since that's effectively what they are). Basically continuing what you're doing for the land itself down into the sea, all the way to the edge of the continental shelf (and maybe even beyond?!). Looks like it'd be a huge amount of work, but then again I'd have said the same for what you've done so far on land.

- Can you "get a grasp" of where the crust is bending/wrinkling?

Yep.


Really loving it so far, it definitely feels realistic to me. I think you're doing a good job of keeping it realistic both at small and larger scale tbh.